Hannover 1709 24 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74538

This specimen was lot 74538 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1709. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). NGC MS-62. A lovely, well-struck example of this type with satiny lustrous surfaces. Ex: Wolff-Metternich Collection." This scarce type was struck 1698-1711. In 1714, Georg Ludwig ascended the throne of Great Britain and all the Hanoverian coinage was revised to show his new title the next year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-423; KM-15; Welter-2158.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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